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A Week In Olton: Part 1

A Week In Olton: Part 1

June 29, 2020 11 Comments

As tension builds ahead of the grand pub free for all / drinking frenzy, reopening on Saturday I thought it was a good idea to plan a holiday. No ordinary vacation of course but another in the series of “A week in…” which this time heads to my home town of Olton to spend a… Continue reading A Week In Olton: Part 1

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Loving The Lyndon

Loving The Lyndon

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 18 Comments

A Sunday afternoon #blastfromthepast to show Paul WME he doesn’t have the monopoly on estate pubs. Of course, the undisputed king of estate pubs was the late great Alan Winfield.  If you read any of his posts on his blog then you’ll be fully aware of just how he embraced pub life and its true… Continue reading Loving The Lyndon

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A Trip Down Memory Lane At Olton Station

A Trip Down Memory Lane At Olton Station

March 15, 2019May 28, 2019 26 Comments

Cheer Up Kid! Once I’d heard this greeting at the bar then I knew I was back on home turf. Olton really is home territory for me as I caught a bus from the station to school for five years and lived there for around 25 years so any trip back there is memory lane.… Continue reading A Trip Down Memory Lane At Olton Station

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Happy Times At The Highwood

Happy Times At The Highwood

July 10, 2018May 3, 2019 15 Comments

I clearly like the excitement of a solid, earthy, no nonsense, lively boozer and I reckon it has a lot to do with your early experiences. If your first visit to a pub at 18 is to somewhere like a Farmhouse Inns or Fayre and Square pub then you’re unlikely to become a lover of… Continue reading Happy Times At The Highwood

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